I'm starting a kart project which I plan to have be all terrain. It will be a shifter powered by a Kawasaki KZ 900 engine I have laying around. I've just started today so I'm in the very beginning of the design stage and was wondering if my idea for frame tubing will be sufficient for the abuse it may endure.
I plan to use, for the main structural parts 1.5" x .095" 4130 DOM tubing. For secondary parts like X beams and such, 1" x .065" 4130 DOM tubing. Then for any part of the frame other than that, going down to .5"x 0.035" 4130 DOM tubing.
In general, would this be strong enough too strong? I don't mind a little over kill, I like to overbuild things so they last a long time, are reliable, and SAFE!
I plan to use, for the main structural parts 1.5" x .095" 4130 DOM tubing. For secondary parts like X beams and such, 1" x .065" 4130 DOM tubing. Then for any part of the frame other than that, going down to .5"x 0.035" 4130 DOM tubing.
In general, would this be strong enough too strong? I don't mind a little over kill, I like to overbuild things so they last a long time, are reliable, and SAFE!